Ginka Zagorcheva
Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva, Bulgarian: Гинка Загорчева-Бойчева (born April 12, 1958 in Plovdiv) is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. Most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships. She held the world record for a year with a time of 12.25 sec, until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988. Zagorcheva is married to former Bulgarian high jumper Ivaylo Boychev; they have one daughter Ani born in 1981.
Achievements
Five-time Bulgarian National Champion at 100 m hurdles, 1983, 85, 87, 89 & 90.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Bulgaria
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| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 13.14 sec |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.62 |
| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 8.13 |
| European Indoor Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 8.02 | |
| IAAF World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.72 | |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.70 |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Lievin, France | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.92 |
| World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, U.S. | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.99 | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.34 | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | heats | 100 m hurdles | dnf |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 13.02 |
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